Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “tortuously” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
Check this box to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

17 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
~~remove a letter~~ ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
tortuously	13	11	495	(None)
tortiously	13	10	698	1	tortiously
torturously	14	5	371	1	torturously
tortuous	8	4	590	2	tortuous__
virtuously	16	5	438	2	virtuously
arduously	13	4	479	3	_arduously
courteously	16	10	443	3	courteously
fatuously	15	4	489	3	_fatuously
fortuitously	18	5	272	3	fortuitously
gorgeously	15	5	410	3	gorgeously
nocuously	14	4	494	3	no_cuously
porously	13	4	775	3	por__ously
tenuously	12	4	534	3	t_enuously
tortious	8	3	902	3	tortious__
tortuosity	13	5	263	3	tortuosity
torturous	9	4	445	3	torturous__
unctuously	15	5	446	3	unctuously

Search took 7 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.

Seq	Search Phase	Words Checked	Words Matched	Seconds	Words Per Sec
1	Length Filter	178691	140603	0.406	440125.6
2	DLD Change Limit	140603	17	6.406	21948.6
3	Display Results	17	17	0.000
	(SQL Overall)	178691	17	6.812	26231.8